The official poster for KBS’s weekend drama series “King’s Family.” [KBS]

KBS’s weekend series “King’s Family” continued to dominate the weekly TV chart for the 21st week in a row and even strengthened its hold on the top spot with increased ratings.

AGB Nielson Media Research showed on Monday that during the week of January 20 to 26, the show posted an average viewership rating of 44 percent, the mark up a whopping 3.6 percentage points compared to the week before.

KBS’s weekday drama “Melody of Love,” starring Dasom of girl group SISTAR, stayed in second place on the chart with an average score of 27.9 percent, a slight increase from the previous week’s 27.2 percent.

Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun’s Wednesday-Thursday romantic comedy “Love from Star” stayed in third place with an average mark of 25.5 percent, also seeing an increase of 1.4 percentage points compared to the week of January 13 to 19.

MBC’s Monday-Tuesday series “Empress Ki, Battle of Flowers” remained fourth with an average figure of 21.7 percent, as did KBS’s prime time news show “KBS News 9” in the fifth slot with an average mark of 19.2 percent.